News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!

CaptinEO

CaptinEO

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MrPromey said:
Who else could they get to agree on half a day's notice who would have the first clue about what they're doing?

This time, it's supposed to be a planned exit rather than whatever the hell him yelling "What's that behind you?!" before running like a madman was supposed to pass as at the onset of the pandemic.

We'll see how it plays out but this reads like a specific agreed upon goal of his return is finding and grooming a suitable replacement.
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Iger spent years extending his contract to find a successor, and when he "exited" it was planned and he remained with the company for an additional year to advise Chapek.

That being said he did literally hand things over at the worst time possible.
 
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Tay

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LSLS said:
I'm honestly a bit surprised how many people are excited right now. What did Chapek do other than say the stuff that had been going on under Iger out loud? Don't get me wrong, Chapek was awful, but Iger isn't some great improvement. The guy bailed as soon as he saw trouble coming for the parks. He sees the trouble subside, and he comes back to reap the glory.
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This! He cowardly left at the brink of the pandemic after wastefully spending billions and now wants to come back to be a savior. Dude is a straight narcissist. Honestly this seems like his plan from the jump. Get out of dodge, and choose the person with the personality of a cactus to step in until things rebound and comeback to be a savior.
 
Skibum1970

Skibum1970

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The only issue I see (not being an expert on the streaming business) is that most of the park issues started when Iger was still CEO. TRON, the Epcot rework, Galaxies' Edge (both parks), all started when Iger was still CEO. Until Disney is willing to focus on efficiencies when building rides (does every ride need to cost $500M?) and to lay out a thoughtful cohesive plan to developing the parks, we won't see any positive changes to WDW or the other parks. I am somewhat curious about what happens with Genie+, if anything, as it seems to need addressed as it doesn't really work. However, what do I know? Not enough.
 
note2001

note2001

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ctrlaltdel said:
CNBC said that Chapek was only informed last night (presumably time enough to craft a statement on his exit) and that Iger was reached out to on Friday. Incredibly quick but this was clearly brewing with the Board for some time.
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He knew it was coming, maybe not that his replacement would be Iger himself, but I'm sure he had plenty of warning that his days were numbered if things didn't change for the better.
 
note2001

note2001

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If absolutely nothing else happens, I'm still happy to have a CEO up there who treats people as humans, and not just as wallets to dip into.

I'm sure we will see more humanity from the top toward the cast members and guests. He's already started by sending his message out to the cast members before the press.
 
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Dan Deesnee

Dan Deesnee

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OrlandoRising said:
They don't even mention the parks in their official statements, what are you talking about?

I know this board is all about the parks, but let's not get delusional. Just because you wanted Chapek ousted doesn't mean your reasoning is the same as the Disney board's.
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The parks generate more revenue than any other division so it's logical to assume the parks will be a focus for Iger...
 
FigmentFan82

FigmentFan82

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Sirwalterraleigh said:
Hell…streaming is morphing into cable

They’re rebundling and want to sell ads…which won’t fly.

Steaming is definitely here to stay…but it won’t yield the profits the one Robert Iger has promised. That’s the kicker
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The kicker is that Disney is in the best position to yield external profit from streaming, merchandise etc. The streaming doesn't need to be the earner as long as they sells the toys from the shows.
 
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brideck

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ctrlaltdel said:
1. Try to get theatrical/streaming mix back on track. The mix is off, and it is clear that too many movies that could be decent hits theatrically are going straight to D+, which has very little value add compared to a TV show.
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Not just what gets released where, but the release window itself is way too short for so many things. There is little to no incentive for a family to wrangle their kids to go see something like Lightyear in the theater when they know with certainty that it's going to be turning up on D+ in just a few weeks (6-7 in that case), and it's a terrible trade for Disney's short-term bottom-line. ~$40 for a family of four at the movies is replaced by a single monthly D+ sub that the family would probably have anyway. Despite all that, Lightyear still made more than $100 million at the US box office (one of only 17 movies to-date this year to do so). I have to imagine it could have done better without changing anything about the movie.
 
gerarar

gerarar

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Ismael Flores said:
They really need to do a better job of controlling Genie+.
I was in Paris and decided to go to the resort.
Got up early made it to park before opening and the mess to enter the studio park was awful. Took me 30 minutes to get in because people sure like to cut lines and staff was short.

When I got inside the park crush coaster was already at 60 minutes then within minutes 90 minutes.
Within an hour the tiny park had wait times on everything over 60 minutes.
One thing I noticed that made Crush coaster balloon in time was the fact that there were lots of people using the paid service. Line looked like it wasn’t moving.
Then when I decided to check if it was worth paying I saw they were charging $12 or $15 can’t remember.
No way I was going to pay that price for multiple people.

That is ridiculous especially after paying a high ticket price.
Sad to say I never got to go on the coaster because the wait time just kept going up u til the app showed it closed 2 hours before park closing. The ride was open but looks like they closed off the line to accommodate those in line already.
I really felt cheated that I needed to pay extra to enjoy something that should have been part of my ticket
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That's so weird! I had a somewhat different experience when I was there this past July.

Crush Coaster was hovering between a 80-120 minute wait almost the entire day. And this was also Bastille Day, so the 2 parks were extra crowded. I was hopping between WDS and DLP all day long (think I did 7 hops in total, lots of walking lol!).

By 7pm, when WDS was to close for the night, ToT was advertising a 10 minute wait, in reality a walk-on. I did like 7 back to back rides in the last hour. I then went over to Crush Coaster which was showing a 55 minute wait. Line moved pretty quickly and got on within 25 mins. It was okay, but man did it spin a lot haha.

I only purchased one Premium Access ride pass that day, and that was for BTMR. Also got one for Mickey and the Magician. I rode everything I pretty much wanted in the 2 parks on a very busy day, and didn't shell out much for fastpasses. PA for Crush's Coaster sold out by like 12pm that day, it's really the only one that sells out. Everything else is pretty much has instant return times.

Also entering the parks wasn't that bad for me. Maybe 5 mins but there were plenty of lanes. As the day went by, WDS did have fewer and fewer lanes to enter, I think only like 2 by the last couple hours of the park being open. I can see how that can become a bottleneck like you saw/experienced.
 

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